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Take A Tour Of America's Cushiest Prison

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Nobody wants to go to prison.

But following the recent sentencing of Rajat Gupta for insider trading, we wondered where white collar criminals would want to go if they had to.

In choosing America's fanciest prison, we considered whether they had high-profile, non-violent inmates, and what kind of "amenities" they offer.

Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, W. Va. is our pick.

It is the women's prison where Martha Stewart spent five months in 2004 and 2005. Other famous inmates have gone there, too.

They get to enjoy yoga and other luxuries inmates in other prisons don't have ...

Aerial view

The 159-acre minimum-security prison camp is nestled in the scenic hills near Greenbrier State Forest, on the bank of Greenbrier River. The small town of Alderson, W. Va. is located east across the river.

Source: Washington Post



Main entrance to FPC Alderson

Built in 1928, the prison is actually the first federal prison for women. The prison camp follows a reformatory model, in which cottages are built around unfenced grounds. The low-security prison had one famous escapee ...

Source: Paula Johnson, "Inner Lives: Voices of African American Women In Prison."



Lynette Fromme

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was sentenced to life in prison after her attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. She escaped Alderson in 1987 but was recaptured two days later and was ultimately released in 2009.

Source: U.S. Secret Service report, ABC, Los Angeles Times.



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